American Hearts Chords
American Hearts by Shawn James & The Shapeshifters is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords C, G, F and Am. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro: ( C G C F )
( F Am G )
C G
we were raised by wolves
C F
and we are still wild
Am G
and we howl when the troubled wind blows
C G
and in the tv's blue light
C F
Oh assassins will lie
Am G
if we will just going down slow
F Am
so don't tread on me
G C
for i am your brother
F Am G
i was born with an american heart
F Am
and don't tread on her
G C
for she is your sister
Am G
she was born with an american heart
C G
and all the people you meet
C F
down in the streets
Am G
may be good but they don't wanna know
C G
so they cover their eyes
C F
for who wants to be sad
Am G
life is sweet on the bottom of the sea
Chorus: